Born Mary 5, 1930, in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Loss and
Geraldine (Mongold) Keplinger.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley L. (Rohrbaugh) Keplinger, whom he
married Aug. 7, 1959; one daughter, Sharon A. Bobo and husband, Roy J.,
of Maysville; one son, Dannie C. Alt and wife, Connie, of Maysville; five
sisters, Vista Fleming of Broadway, Va., Norma Maupin of Stuarts Draft,
Va., Maxine Cordell and Betty Kottmyer, both of York, Pa. and Hannah "Sally"
Davis of Cabins; two half sisters, Helen Ayers of Jacksonville, Fla. and
Gladys Vance of Dorcas; two half brothers, Lorraine Patch of Dorcas and
Doyle Batch of Petersburg and three grandchildren, Chad Bobo and wife Jerica,
Jared Alt and Shelly (Bobo) Wilson and husband, Aaron.

Funeral services were Oct. 24, at the Basagic Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg,
with interment in South Branch Valley Memorial Gardens, Petersburg. Graveside
services were conducted by the combined veterans organizations of Grant
County and the Petersburg High School JROTC. (10/29)

Born Jan. 26, 1920, in Dorcas, he was the son of the late Titus Grant
Sites and Carrie Ann (Kite) Sites. He was also preceded in death by his
wife, Edna Ruth (Crites) Sites June 13, 1998.

Surviving are one son, Estel Sites and wife Carolyn of Petersburg; two
daughters, Frankie Mallow and husband Ervin of Maysville and Louella Sites
of Dorcas; one sister, Pearl Riggleman of Dorcas; four grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren, Rick and Tena Sites and children Coty and Tyler,
Connie and Joe Adkins and children Hunter and Dominique, Becky and Rick
Hinkle and children B.J. and Derek, and Steve and Ruth Sites and son Brett.

Funeral services were Oct. 18, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel,
Petersburg, with interment in Sites Cemetery, Dorcas. (10/29)

Born April 24, 1914, in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Hugh
Gilbert Wratchford and Phoebe Catherine (Kuykendall) Wratchford.

He is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were Oct. 27, at the Basagic Funeral Home chapel, Petersburg,
with interment in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg. Military graveside rites
were accorded by the combined veterans organizations of Grant County and
the Petersburg High School JROTC. (10/29)

Max Cleon Sites, 90, of Petersburg, died Oct. 13, at Potomac Valley
Hospital, Keyser. He had a been a resident of Heartland of Keyser since
Oct. 8.

Born May 8, 1912, in Laneville, he was the son of the late Dennis Fluony
and Stella Florence (Riggleman) Sites.

Funeral services were Oct. 17, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel,
Petersburg, with interment in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg. (10/22)

Mrs. Ardella R. Horst, 61, of Dalton, Ohio, died Oct. 17, at Massillon
Community Hospital following a sudden illness.

Born Aug. 23, 1941, near Petersburg, she was the daughter of Earl Champ
of Petersburg and the late Pearl (Nelson) Champ.

She is survived by her husband, Mervin Horst, whom she married Sept.
10, 1965; three sons, Karl, Clair and Merl Horst, all of Dalton; two sisters,
Viola Champ of Petersburg and Shirley (Floyd) Mast of Amelia, Va., stepmother
Elva Champ of Petersburg; two half-brothers, Stanley Champ of Hegius, Pa.
and Larry Champ of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were Oct. 21, at the East Union Mennonite Church, Orville,
Ohio, with interment in County Line Mennonite Church Cemetery, Dalton.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Auble Funeral Home, Orrville,
Ohio. (10/22)

Born March 23, 1905, in Connersville, Ind., she was the daughter of
the late George and Delight Sweetser Winchell Brattain. She was also preceded
in death by her husband Bryan Franklin Mitchell Sr. in 1955, a local attorney
from Danville, Va.

Surviving are two sons, Dr. Bryan Franklin Mitchell Jr. of Petersburg
and Robert Forman Mitchell of New Martinsville; two daughters, Mary Jane
Bensenhaver of Wheeling and Dr. Betty Lu Heimbold of Cincinnati, Ohio;
nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Oct. 19, at Main Street United Methodist Church,
with interment in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Basagic Funeral Home, Petersburg.
(10/22)

Born April 10, 1923, in Cabins, she was the daughter of the late Jonas
Carr and Cora Alice (Waldron) Carr. She was also preceded in death by her
husband, Leonard M. Stonestreet, April 7, 1989.

She is survived by one son, Donnie R. Carr and wife, Virginia, of Maysville;
two granddaughters, Misty Lyn (Carr) Heitz of Clarksburg and Kim Louise
Carr of Morgantown; one brother, Harman Carr of Winchester, Va. and several
nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were Oct. 19, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel,
Petersburg, with interment in the South Branch Valley Memorial Gardens,
Petersburg. (10/22)

Born Aug. 30, 1937, in Petersburg, he was the son of V. May King of
Petersburg and the late Ralph C. King. He was also preceded in death by
his wife of 33 years, Linda Weese King in March 1994.

Surviving are one daughter, Rhonda K. VanHuss of Richmond; two grandchildren,
W. Kent VanHuss and Nathaniel VanHuss of Richmond; seven nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were Oct. 23, at the Third Presbyterian Church. Graveside
services were conducted Oct. 24, at the Olivet Cemetery, Moorefield, where
military graveside rites were accorded by the United States Air Force and
the Moorefield Veterans Honor Guard and Masonic graveside rites will be
accorded by the Petersburg Lodge #145 A.F. & A.M.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Woody Funeral Home, Richmond.
(10/22)

Born Jan. 17, 1924, in Lahmansville, he was the son of the late Frank
W. Rexroad and Dorothy (VanFleet) Rexroad. He was also preceded in death
by his first wife, Julia (Brennan) Rexroad Smith, Jan. 3, 1994.

He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Betty J. (VanMeter) Rexroad;
two sons, Lyle C. Rexroad Jr. and Gary Rexroad of Norco, Calif.; one daughter,
Cathy Harr of Norco; four stepdaughters, Rose Smith of Georgia, Carole
Allen, Alexandria, Va., Gail Evans, Petersburg and Linda Davis, Harrisonburg,
Va.; one brother, Paul J. Rexroad, Baltimore; and five grandchildren, two
great-grandchildren and three stepgreat-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Oct. 9, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel,
with interment in Lahmansville Cemetery, Lahmansville.

Military graveside services were conducted by NSGA Sugar Grove Honor
Guard, the combined veteran organizations of Grant County and Petersburg
High School JROTC. (10/15)

Deanna "Dee" (Harman) Kuykendall, 37, of Petersburg, died Oct. 7, at
her residence, after a battle with cancer.

Born Feb. 10, 1965 in Petersburg, she was the daughter of John "Bud"
Harman of Maysville and Mary E. (Hott) Alt of Moorefield.

Born Feb. 14, 1918, in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Santford
Eskridge and Lula B. (Keplinger) Eskridge.

Surviving are his wife of 61 years, Mable V. (Sites) Eskridge; two sons,
Donald K. Eskridge of Petersburg and David K. Eskridge of Hinton; one daughter,
Dollene K. Wilson of Petersburg; one sister, Hilda M. (Eskridge) Ueberfluss;
nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were Oct. 11, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel,
Petersburg, with interment in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg. (10/15)

Mrs. Bessie Ethel Bible, 98, of Cumberland, Md., died Oct. 11, at Grant
Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident at the Pendleton Nursing Home
since June 2001.

Born July 27, 1904, at Maysville, she was the daughter of the late Walter
Scott Keplinger and Lizzie Mary (Reel) Keplinger. She was also preceded
in death by her husband, Oscar Bible, in 1975.

She is survived by one sister, Leona Newell of Ohio, and numerous nieces
and nephews.

Born in Mt. Storm, he was the son of the late Clarence and Maude Hanlin.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Delphia Lucille Cosner; two
sons, Paul Harold of Fawn Grove, Pa. and Robert Clarence of Bruceton Mills;
one daughter, Shirley Mae Wilson of Baltimore; one sister, Jesse Bobo of
Mt. Storm; one brother, Delbert Hanlin of Leesburg, Ind.; and seven grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren. (10/8)

Orlie Maurice Pennington Sr., 90, of Scherr, died Oct. 5, at the Grant
County Nursing Home, Petersburg, where he had resided since April 5, 1999.

Born Oct. 16, 1911, in Hendricks, he was the son of the late William
D. Pennington and Donna Lee (Long) Pennington. He was also preceded in
death by his wife, Viola Catherine (Ritchie) Pennington, Oct. 27, 1992.
He was the last member of his immediate family.

He is survived by three sons, Orlie M. Pennington Jr. and William "Sonny"
Pennington, both of Scherr and Wayne Nelson, Woodstock, Va.; three daughters,
Darlene Walker, Rawlings, Md., Carol Hanlin, Cresaptown, Md. and Janet
Vance, Moorefield; and 17 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and one
stepgreat-grandson.

Funeral services were Oct. 7, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel,
Petersburg, with interment in the Maysville Cemetery, Maysville. (10/8)

Born Jan. 14, 1923, in Durgon, he was the son of the late Clarence Franklin
Stump and Rose Rebecca (Mongold) Stump.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorsaleen (Auville) Stump, whom
he married Sept. 24, 1947; two sons, Gary Stump of Leesburg, Va. and Barry
Stump of Winchester, Va.; two daughters, Dianna Ritchey of Alexandria,
Va. and Vicky Harper of Riverton; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were Sept. 26, at the Schaeffer Funeral Home chapel,
Petersburg, with interment In South Branch Valley Memorial Gardens, Petersburg.

Born April 17, 1920, in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Guy Shanholtz
and Mernie Virginia (Kimble) Shanholtz.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Gladys J. (Beatty) Shanholtz;
one son, George B. Shanholtz Jr. and wife Cynthia Anne of Coeur d'Alene,
Idaho; one daughter, Constance V. Shanholtz of Romney; two brothers, Virgil
Shanholtz of Brandywine and Donald Shanholtz of Annadale, Va.; two sisters,
Betty Alt of Petersburg and Winnie Mae Vance of St. Petersburg, Fla.; three
grandchildren, Andrea Lynn Shanholtz of Dale City, Va., Richard G. Shanholtz
and Kara Lynn Shanholtz, both of Coeur d'Alene and a number of nieces and
nephews.

Funeral services were Sept. 30, at the Shaffer Funeral Home chapel,
Romney.

Private interment was in the Ebenezer Cemetery, Romney. Military rites
were accorded graveside by the Hampshire County Veterans Association. (10/1)

Born April 19, 1913, in Petersburg, he was the son of the late Walter
Runion and Bessie (Thompson) Runion.

He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Zella Juanita (Judy) Runion;
two sons, John W. Runion Jr., Moorefield and Bobby Wayne Runion, Medley;
two daughters, Yvonne Lynn Runion, Antioch and Helen Faye Ratliff, Moorefield;
one brother, George Runion, Moorefield; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.